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here in new york city, commerce has been crippled. and power is not expected to be restored in many areas until next week. i.h.s. global predicts that if the areas affected by sandy lose a quarter of their output for just two days, it would knock about $25 billion off u.s. economic growth in the fourth quarter. that could be as much a 0.6%. but longer-term, some of the financial losses should be recovered by repair and rebuilding efforts. home improvement stores like home depot and lowes will likely get a boost in sales. many construction jobs will be created to rebuild homes and businesses. and governments will be spending huge amounts of money to repair subways, roads, and bridges so all of those efforts should help boost economic activity early next year. erika miller, "n.b.r.," new york. >> susie: joining us now for a closer look at sandy's economic impact, mark zandi, chief economist at moody's analytics. you know, mark, people often hear that when there's a sdater like zandi, that it's actually a boost to the economy. is that go
here in new york city, commerce has been crippled. and power is not expected to be restored in many areas until next week. i.h.s. global predicts that if the areas affected by sandy lose a quarter of their output for just two days, it would knock about $25 billion off u.s. economic growth in the fourth quarter. that could be as much a 0.6%. but longer-term, some of the financial losses should be recovered by repair and rebuilding efforts. home improvement stores like home depot and lowes will...
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more than 8,000 apartments are under construction in the city right now. that's the largest number since at least the '90s, and the pipeline for new projects is much bigger. a lot of the projects underway right now are going to be finished at about the same time. that leaves some people to wonder if the extra supply will actually lower rent rates. >> we are likely to see an increase in concessions or specials, in terms of three months rent or waiving fees. so from a renter's standpoint or point of view, they will have more choices and likely will have some costs savings, minimally over the next couple of years. >> reporter: but across the country, rents have soared in recent years. last year alone, they increased more than 5%. as prices rise, many here hope construction won't slow down. >> the buying power of higher- income households is driving up the cost of rents and home prices, so supply is absolutely an important part of addressing affordability. >> reporter: and in a city like d.c., developers are more than happy to help out. >> long term, the demog
more than 8,000 apartments are under construction in the city right now. that's the largest number since at least the '90s, and the pipeline for new projects is much bigger. a lot of the projects underway right now are going to be finished at about the same time. that leaves some people to wonder if the extra supply will actually lower rent rates. >> we are likely to see an increase in concessions or specials, in terms of three months rent or waiving fees. so from a renter's standpoint or...
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city buses began rolling on new york streets at 5:00 p.m. eastern time today, but only partial service and on a reduced schedule. we have more on the work ahead to get new york moving again with erika miller. >> reporter: in new york city, the subway is a lifeline. the transportation network is the center of culture and commerce. more than four milli people a day go through subwayil turnstiles, which are pa of the largest mass transit system in the nation. the 108-year-old system has never faced a disaster as devastating as this one. it's not just a matter of restoring power and cleaning up sludge and debris. the big unknown is whether salt water will corrode signal and switch systems. fortunately, most of the train cars weren't damaged by the storm, because they were moved to safety ahead of time. but it's unclear when serce will be fully restored. when it does, service will come back in stages, with riders forced to rely on a mix of trains and buses to get around town. that's creating a big headache for many families. kids take the subways
city buses began rolling on new york streets at 5:00 p.m. eastern time today, but only partial service and on a reduced schedule. we have more on the work ahead to get new york moving again with erika miller. >> reporter: in new york city, the subway is a lifeline. the transportation network is the center of culture and commerce. more than four milli people a day go through subwayil turnstiles, which are pa of the largest mass transit system in the nation. the 108-year-old system has...
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the number of freelancers in this new york city borough has increased 3,000% in the past decade. david himmelstein is a professor of public health at hunter college, and thinks the clinic is a good idea. his concern is whether the union's insurance plan can survive. >> when you set up an insurance plan and say anyone can join, basically you are likely to attract sick older people who can't get insurance elsewhere in the system. and over the long term, that has doomed similar insurance efforts in the past. >> reporter: but the freelancers union hopes its holistic approach to medicine and emphasis on preventive care will help lower healthcare costs. and that's good for insurance company and patient alike. >> this can really give people the kind of care they need, and it can also be much more economical, so we can make freelancers' dollars go further. >> reporter: if the pilot is successful, the freelancers union hopes to expand to other cities around the country. erika miller, nbr, brooklyn. >> tom: tomorrow on nbr, we meet a woman who says she's earning almost as much money workin
the number of freelancers in this new york city borough has increased 3,000% in the past decade. david himmelstein is a professor of public health at hunter college, and thinks the clinic is a good idea. his concern is whether the union's insurance plan can survive. >> when you set up an insurance plan and say anyone can join, basically you are likely to attract sick older people who can't get insurance elsewhere in the system. and over the long term, that has doomed similar insurance...
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it unveiled its much anticipated new operating system, windows 8, here in new york city, and showed off itsew tablet, the surface. i the operatinstem key feature-- an ability to work across all computers: tablets, laptops and desktops. or one r llion hours of testing time went into the newho operating system and the surface taet. c.e.o. steve ballmer calls them a milestone in computing. >> with windows 8, we've brought together the best of worlds-- the p.c. and the tablet; your work, life, and play.ta windows 8 will helpou do everything, and it will make it a lot of fun, frankly, to do nothing. one device now combines the ties with the p.c. q with the greatest qualities of the tablet experience. >> susie: joining us now with more on tablets, and those apple earnings, david garrity, hd of his own tech research firm, gva y,search. david, you have been a real strong recommender of apple stock. any change in your thinking because of those earnings today and the disappointment? >> susie, no. for a couple simple reasons. fir off, apple with theirfi announcement earier this week not only of th
it unveiled its much anticipated new operating system, windows 8, here in new york city, and showed off itsew tablet, the surface. i the operatinstem key feature-- an ability to work across all computers: tablets, laptops and desktops. or one r llion hours of testing time went into the newho operating system and the surface taet. c.e.o. steve ballmer calls them a milestone in computing. >> with windows 8, we've brought together the best of worlds-- the p.c. and the tablet; your work,...
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only new york and kansas city saw a leveling off or slowing of growth. residential real estate was the one major sweet spot, showing widespread improvement. >> we've seen a pickup in house prices, we've seen a pickup in construction activity, a little bit better demand for loans. so, it generally corroborates what we've been seeing in the economic reports on the housing market. >> reporter: conditions in the manufacturing sector were mixed, but somewhat improved since the last reading. meanwhile, the job market was little changed since the last report, which was the released in august. that was a bit of a surprise, given the recent drop in the nation's unemployment rate. but, at least one economist says it suggests the lower jobless rate may not be sustainable. >> it doesn't appear that the labor market is really showing all that much fundamental improvement and that's not all that surprising given the uncertainty around the pending fiscal cliff at yearend, the upcoming election. >> reporter: today's new economic evidence is consistent with third quarter
only new york and kansas city saw a leveling off or slowing of growth. residential real estate was the one major sweet spot, showing widespread improvement. >> we've seen a pickup in house prices, we've seen a pickup in construction activity, a little bit better demand for loans. so, it generally corroborates what we've been seeing in the economic reports on the housing market. >> reporter: conditions in the manufacturing sector were mixed, but somewhat improved since the last...
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million people in america who are out of work, but still ahead, i'll introduce you to two new york city firms that can't hire workers fast enough. >> tom: the federal government made what it called one of the largest medicare fraud crackdowns today, arresting dozens of people across seven cities, accusing them of cheating medicare out of $430 million. today's busts involved 91 people, including doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators, including these arrests in miami. among the scams-- the president of riverside general hospital in houston and his son are accused of giving medicare patients food and cigarettes for claiming to get hospital care, but instead watched tv or played games. federal prosecutors said that scheme led to $158 million in fake bills. today's action, announced by the justice department, stretched from brooklyn to los angeles. >> this is something i think we see at a variety of levels. we see it among people who are health care professionals who take oaths to provide care and do no harm, and in fact they are doing great harm. we are going after people, whatever t
million people in america who are out of work, but still ahead, i'll introduce you to two new york city firms that can't hire workers fast enough. >> tom: the federal government made what it called one of the largest medicare fraud crackdowns today, arresting dozens of people across seven cities, accusing them of cheating medicare out of $430 million. today's busts involved 91 people, including doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators, including these arrests in miami. among the...